Archaeologists will cap a week-long excavation by inviting the public to a community dig on a famous Roman settlement in Flintshire.

Pentre Ffrwndan, Oakenholt, Flint, will host the seven-day dig at the weekend and members of the public could unearth a little history themselves.

On Sunday October 7 a community open day will allow visitors inside the site and a series of community digs will take place.

Hosted by Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust (CPAT) there will be opportunities to quiz experts on what the Romans really did for us in North Wales.

All across Flintshire they mined lead which was used to make sanitation and irrigation channels for things like sewers, water pipes and gutterings on properties, and as a seal for sarcophogi) burial caskets.

Community Archaeologist at CPAT, Penelope Foreman, said the the precious commodity made Flintshire a place of importance for the Romans.

She said: "The Romans mined lead and sent it as ingots across England and the Empire.

"The fact the area was important to them leads to some very interesting finds.

"Cadw fund us to excavate due to previous survey work we have done in the area.

"We are a charity and our remit is to attract the public to archaeology. Pentre Ffrwndan has been a long-standing site of archaeological interest over several years and that particular area was a very big centre for lead mining."

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The site itself is around 20 minutes walk along Chester Road from Flint town centre and will be clearly flagged and signposted on the day. The event is also free and open to anyone.

The first signs of the site's significance as a Roman centre were discovered in 2007 and in 2013 a well-preserved Roman road was found extending in a slight curve for around 130m, to either side of which were a series of buildings forming a ribbon settlement associated with the lead industry.